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Transportation and Parking

Parking Tips

All parking spaces throughout campus are available for commencement guests, except for parking lots A and B. Parking permits are not required for this event. Lots R, S and K are parking structures near the commencement ceremony.

Venue Policies

Admission and Tickets

Each graduate will receive a commencement ticket email with instructions for requesting up to eight (8) complimentary tickets.

Tickets allow guests access into the commencement ceremony, but do not reserve a specific seat. All seating is available on a first come, first ushered basis.

All guests are required to have a ticket, except for children who do not require their own seat.

We recommend arriving early for optimal seating. Doors open an hour and a half before the ceremony. Once Chase Gymnasium meets capacity, guests will be ushered to the Crowell Music Building where a live feed of the ceremony will be shown.

Strollers

Strollers are not allowed in the commencement venue due to space restrictions and fire regulations. A stroller parking area will be outside of the venue. If possible we recommend leaving strollers at home or in the car.

Items Not to Bring

Balloons, large gifts, coolers, backpacks, umbrellas and noisemakers are not allowed inside the commencement venue. Please leave these items at home or in your car.

Photographs

You are welcome to photograph and video the ceremony from your seat, but please be courteous to those around you. We have a professional photography company that will be taking pictures of your graduate. Graduates will be contacted after commencement with purchasing options. Remember that we're filming as well, and will be providing a high-quality DVD.

Accessible Parking and Seating for Guests with Disabilities

Inside the ceremony area, accessible seating is reserved exclusively for guests with accessible needs and their companion. Accessible seating is available to those who use wheelchairs, those who use other mobility devices, and people who cannot climb steps or walk long distances because of significant arthritis or severe respiratory, circulatory, or cardiac conditions. Individuals who, because of their disability, cannot sit in a straight-back chair or those whose service dogs cannot fit under a non-accessible seat or lie safely in the aisle are also permitted to use accessible seats.

Wheelchairs are not provided.

Captioning

Biola will provide real time captioning of the ceremony in several ways. Guests can access captions from any seat via a web browser on their mobile phone or tablet (cellular data recommended as wifi may be limited). A designated seating section with a large monitor displaying open captions is also available. Please email events@biola.edu to reserve a seat in this section. Additionally, our live stream on biola.edu will have closed captions available.

Assistive Listening Devices

For guests that are hearing impaired, Assistive Listening Devices are available. Please email events@biola.edu to reserve the device and receive instructions. Guests will be required to leave valid identification, such as a driver's license, as collateral on commencement day.

Lodging

Biola Sponsor Hotels

Other Local Hotel Options

NOTE: Biola University provides this listing only as a service to our students. Biola does not have a business relationship with any of the companies listed and does not recommend or guarantee any of these services